Hubungan Paparan Pestisida Pada Petani Sayuran Dengan Efek Neurobehavioral Di Desa Pana Kabupaten Enrekang

Abstract

In improving the quality of agricultural products can not be separated from the use of pesticides. Agricultural businesses, especially vegetables, still use pesticides from the organophosphate class. Pesticides which if used incorrectly will have a bad impact on health, one of which is neurobehavioral disorders. Enrekang Regency is an area with the largest supplier of vegetables in South Sulawesi with a high level of pesticide use. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between pesticide exposure and the neurobehavioral effects of vegetable farmers. This research is a cross-sectional study with an observational quantitative design. The population in this study were all vegetable farmers who were members of the Pangrara Farmer Group, Pana Village, Enrekang Regency, totaling 45 people. The number of samples was determined using a total sampling of 45 people, which means that the entire population is a sample. This research was analyzed univariately using frequency distribution and bivariately using chi-square. The results of the Chi-Square test showed that there was a relationship between length of work (p-value 0.006) and use of PPE (p-value 0.000) with neurobehavioral effects. For future researchers, it is suggested to be able to develop this research by using other variables or similar variables to find out other factors related to neurobehavioral effects due to exposure to pesticides on farmers.